Tongue-support for sleighs



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No. 529,351.. f Patented Nov. 20, 1894.

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UNITED STATES ATn'nIT ERWIN W. ANDERSON, OF RHINELANDER, VISOONSIN.

TONGUE-SUPPRT FOR SLEIGHS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,351, dated November 20, 1894.

Application filed March 5, 1894:. Serial No. 502,378. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERWIN W. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rhinelander, in the county of Oneida and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleigh-Tongue Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for supporting the draft tongues of sleighs and other similar vehicles; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure lis a side view of a sleigh provided with a tongue support according to this invention; and Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same.

A is a sleigh of any approved construction provided with runners a having upwardlyprojecting front ends a.

B is the draft tongue provided with a crosspiece b, which is pivoted to the ends a. of the runners.

The tongue support is formed of a single piece of spring steel, and may be round or of other cross-section. The central portion of the tongue support consists of the loop O which lies upon the tongue and is secured to it by the single hook bolt c at the front end of the loop. The middle portion of the tongue support consists of two laterally diverging portions D, which rest upon the crosspiece b and are secured to it by two hook bolts c. The rear portion of the tongue support consists of two longitudinally arranged arms E, which project rearwardly over the runners of the sleigh and are provided with the hooks e at their free ends.

F are eye-bolts screwed into the runners, under the hooks e; and f are chains attached to the said eyebolts. The hooks care slipped into Whichever links of the chains will permit the tongue to be supported in the most advantageous position, and the position of the tongue is quickly adj usted by changing the engagement of cach hook from one link to another of the chains.

What I claim isl. The combination, with a sleigh, and its tongue and crosspiece pivoted to the upwardly projecting ends of the sleigh runners; of the,

supporting spring provided with the loop O secured to the tongue, the straight laterallydiverging portions D secured to the crossbar, and the two longitudinal arms E arranged over the runners; and the eyebolts and chains adjustably connecting the rear ends of the said arms with the runners, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, With a sleigh, and its tongue and crosspiece pivoted to the sleigh runners; of an adjustable tongue support formed of a single piece of spring steel and provided with a central loop, diverging middle portions, and rearwardly projecting arms having hooks at their ends; the hook bolts securing the said support to the tongue and its crosspiece; and the eye-bolts and chains secured tothe runners and engaging the said hooks, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Iafix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ERIN VV. ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

J As. W. MoCoRMrcK, SAM. L. MILLER. 

